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Archives of Irish America Photograph Collection

Call Number

AIA.053

Date

1920-2008, inclusive

Creator

Archives of Irish America

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box, 2 oversize folders in shared boxes, and 1 flat file folder.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

This is an artifical collection created by the Archives of Irish America during its early years of collecting. The collection consists of a variety of photographs, many of which document sporting events, musical performances, and social functions organized by various Irish American social or fraternal organizations in the greater New York City area.

Historical/Biographical Note

The Archives of Irish America, a special collection documenting the the Irish migration experience and American Irish ethnicity in the 20th century, accumulated these photographs via active collection by staff, contributions from donors and from material removed from collections in the Archives.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received.

Scope and Content Note

This is an artifical collection created by the Archives of Irish America during its early years of collecting. The collection consists of a variety of photographs, many of which document sporting events, musical performances, and social functions organized by various Irish American social or fraternal organizations in the greater New York City area.

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Use Restrictions

The Tamiment Library does not have information about who owns copyright to this collection. Materials in this collection are expected to enter the public domain in 2128. The Tamiment Library is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Archives of Irish America Photograph Collection; AIA 053; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Custodial History

The Archives of Irish America Photograph Collection is an artificial collection created via active collection by staff, contributions from donors and from material removed from collections in the Archives. There is no documentation or accession information about the origin of the materials in this collection.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rolled panoramas have been removed from the open collection pending conservation treatment and are unavailable to researchers.

Related Archival Materials

Archives of Irish America County Societies Collection (AIA 003)

Archives of Irish America Manuscript Collection (AIA 006)

Collection processed by

Bonnie Gordon

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:31:21 -0400.
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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012